Saturday, August 29, 2015

Solarplate Workshop Sept. 19th

We are excited to announce a new workshop that mustn't be missed next month!

WhitPrint member and well-known painter and printmaker Robert Canaga will be leading a one-day workshop on Solarplate printmaking. Solarplate is a simple approach to printmaking using a light-sensitive polymer on a steel plate. The photopolymer is exposed with a UV lamp -- or even sunlight -- and developed in ordinary tap water.

In this workshop, you will have an opportunity to create and print from your own plate. Robert will take you through the process from start to finish. You can learn more about Solarplate at http://solarplate.com/, and read more about the workshop (and register!) at the workshop event page.

Don't miss this chance to learn this technique from a local art celebrity! This is a one-day event, on Saturday, September 19th, 10AM to 3PM. All materials will be supplied.

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Artist Statement by Robert Canaga

A painter commits part of the soul to canvas, but this is not a subtractive process for me. I grow when I put these images out into the world. I gain knowledge of myself when I complete a painting, so each work leads to the next like completing a puzzle.

I’m a purist when it comes to color; I carry precise colors in my mind’s eye. The windows of my studio do not reveal the surrounding landscape, because I deliberately decided not to be influenced by the external, Pacific Northwest palette. I’m fascinated by color frequencies and how those frequencies relate to each other.

Several times in my life, I’ve been very close to my own death. These experiences, and my art, taught me to fully stand in the moment, where there is no time, and everything happens at once.